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Articles 24121 through 24220 of 25647:
- Wanted: A Civilised Civil Service (Tribune, N. Krishna, Apr 26, 2001)
WHEN Singapore, tiny city state with just three million population, without any natural resources.
- There Is Life Beyond Terrorism (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Apr 26, 2001)
AS President Pervez Musharraf lands on Indian soil tomorrow, there are mixed feelings about the Agra summit.
- Unacceptable Pak Conduct (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 26, 2001)
IN a manner of speaking, the party is over even before it had begun.
- An Impractical Solution (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Apr 26, 2001)
KARGIL, and the events following it across our northern border, not to speak of the recent communal rioting in Kanpur.
- Bucking The Slowdown (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2001)
TRADE still is the engine of growth, the best unbiased estimate of competitiveness.
- Sebi Throws A Monkey Wrench Into Privatisation Plans (The Economic Times, T.T.Ram Mohan, Apr 26, 2001)
MAKE no mistake about it, Sebi’s order barring three firms — BPL, Videocon and Sterlite Industries — from accessing the capital market for varying periods has thrown a monkey wrench into the government’s privatisation programme.
- Gauging Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2001)
EVALUATING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE is a daunting task even in the best of times.
- Only In India! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2001)
SO you thought only farmers, workers or political parties organise mammoth rallies in the Capital to press for their demands? Well, think again.
- Korean Growth Experience (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Apr 26, 2001)
IN THE 1950s, India and South Korea had approximately similar levels of per capita incomes. In the following two decades, Korea grew at rates far exceeding those of India, achieving a much higher per capita income level than the latter.
- Radio-Activity (Times of India, Aloke Sen , Apr 26, 2001)
AN old-fashioned radio set had a pride of place in our childhood home.
- Happiness Is Peace Between Neighbours (Times of India, Farida Khanam , Apr 26, 2001)
AN Indian scholar on a visit to Iraq happened to meet a senior Pakistani citizen.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Apr 26, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Voices In Their Head (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , Apr 26, 2001)
One single document encapsulates and reflects the insecurities, phobias, intolerance of dissent and a contempt for the SAARC process which have possessed successive regimes in New Delhi.
- Smoke Screen (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2001)
Reports that Delhi's high air pollution levels, for so long part of its brand identity, have fallen below both Kolkata and Mumbai, must come like a breath of fresh air for its residents.
- The Parliamentary Process (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Apr 26, 2001)
OUR FOUNDING Fathers wrote into the Constitution a parliamentary system.
- Roadblocks And A Hazy Map (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 26, 2001)
Disinvestment seems to have run into heavy weather.
- Weavers' Woes In A.P. (Hindu, K. Srinivasulu, Apr 26, 2001)
SUICIDES IN Andhra Pradesh are a routine affair!
- Small Can Be Beautiful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2001)
THE Himachal Pradesh Government's decision to promote small dams in a big way is a step in the right direction.
- Breaking The Deadlock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2001)
THE AGREEMENT REACHED to break the parliamentary deadlock engenders two distinct reactions. First, a sense of enormous relief that the crisis.
- Scrap Plans For Fast Breeder Reactor (Hindu, Arjun Makhijani, Apr 25, 2001)
The Indian nuclear power establishment seems to have a love affair with the uneconomic, polluting, obsolete, dangerous, and costly parts of nuclear technology.
- The Executive Must Govern (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Apr 25, 2001)
COMING SOON after the awkward stand-off between the Delhi Government and the Supreme Court over switch- over to CNG-run buses in the city.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 25, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Listen To The Scientists (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 25, 2001)
Despite HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi’s belligerent attitude in dealing with intellectual dissent, on two counts he stands exposed.
- Science Journals In India (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Apr 25, 2001)
WHILE UNIVERSITIES in India are implicated in all kinds of problems, one particular dimension of their unsatisfactory performance is the neglect of scientific research as also its dissemination.
- Trade Winds From Quebec (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 25, 2001)
For President George W. Bush, the Quebec declaration committing all American nations other than Cuba to forming a regional trade agreement by 2006 is more than just a diplomatic milestone.
- So What’s On The Plate? (Hindustan Times, Keki N. Daruwalla , Apr 25, 2001)
The talks on Kashmir by whosoever with whomsoever are to be welcomed.
- Too Early For A Post-Mortem (Hindustan Times, P. Raman , Apr 25, 2001)
Editors of the two most prominent English dailies have denounced the Press Council and its incumbent chairman for his views “firmly rooted in the licence-permit raj”.
- Speed Up Decision-Making In Infrastructure (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, Apr 25, 2001)
YOU don’t need government figures any longer to say that Indian industry is down in the dumps.
- Cosmos Of An Indian Storytell (Telegraph, R. K. Narayan, Apr 25, 2001)
R.K. Narayan’s The Indian Epics Retold is a valuable omnibus edition of three of this important writer’s works.
- Too Many Books, Too Much Hype (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Apr 25, 2001)
“Globalization had become unavoidable,” a critic said recently, “because the nation-state had become too small for the big problems of life and too big for the small problems of life.”
- No Intelligence Failure, Really? (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Apr 25, 2001)
LOCKING the stable after the horses have bolted is considered the height of stupidity.
- The Outrage And After (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Apr 25, 2001)
To nobody's surprise, the outrage perpetrated by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on the Indo-Bangladesh border.
- Frightening Shadow Of Lure For Lucre (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Apr 25, 2001)
THE Tehelka expose suddenly flung open the portals of hell, giving a clear view of slimy creatures wallowing in the sea of the molten yellow metal.
- Signal Service (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2001)
The rejection of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalitha's nomination papers on the grounds of her being convicted on corruption charges is a landmark decision with far-reaching implications.
- Winning Suit (Times of India, J. L. Gupta, Apr 25, 2001)
AN emperor is recognised only when he is wearing the crown. Even in his own kingdom.
- Without My Daughter (Times of India, Asish Bose, Apr 25, 2001)
THE census commissioner J K Banthia has brought out with lightning speed the first set of provisional tables based on the decennial census of 2001.
- Pulling The Plug (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2001)
Later today, the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) board will meet in London to discuss whether to serve a termination notice to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB).
- Stock Market Crises And The Need For Regulatory Reforms (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Apr 25, 2001)
THE REGULATORY response to the on-going financial sector scams has been entirely on predictable lines. We as a nation refuse to grow up and learn to respond to crises in a mature, sensible manner.
- Problems That Plague Punjab's State Commission For Women (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Apr 25, 2001)
THE Punjab State Commission for Women (PCW) was first constituted in 1994 as a non-statutory advisory board.
- Worthy Winners, Bad Losers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2001)
THE Ranji Trophy final between Baroda and Railways was almost a rerun of the famous Kolkata Test in which India came in from behind to beat Australia by a handsome margin.
- The Way To Tax Services (The Economic Times, Amaresh Bagchi, Apr 25, 2001)
A HIGHLIGHT of this year’s budget on the revenue side is the proposal to extend the net of service tax to 15 more services in addition to those already under the levy.
- Will Got-It Finally Get It Right? (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Apr 25, 2001)
IN LESS than a week's time, the group on telecommunications and IT, chaired by Yashwant Sinha, will deliver its verdict on 'limited' mobility.
- Yen For Dogdom (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2001)
In the good old days, aesthetes in Japan could hire the company of a geisha and spend an evening creating a haiku (17-syllable poem) over tea or saki.
- Lok Pal Again (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2001)
The elusive Lok Pal Bill has at last been cleared by the cabinet, and if everything goes well, it should be introduced in this session of Parliament.
- Strains On The Stitches (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 24, 2001)
AT FIRST sight, the alliance between Mamata Banerjee and the Congress in West Bengal might seem to be a natural one considering that they had belonged to the same organisation not long ago.
- Wheat Mountain And Mouse (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2001)
IN another desperate move to reduce the suffocating but steadily rotting foodgrain stock, the government has slashed the prices of wheat and rice to non-poor ration card-holders by 26.5 per cent.
- Power To Panchayat (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2001)
That our elections are all about empowering politicians and political parties rather than the ordinary people is a complaint aired frequently in these columns.
- Dark Shadow Over Agra Parleys (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 24, 2001)
BOTH the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Pakistan’s military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, have made it impossible for me to stick to my resolve to give the Agra summit a miss until it actually takes place.
- Congress To The Govt.'S Rescue (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Apr 24, 2001)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 23. The Congress has turned out to be a major rescuer for the coalition Government and the BJP in their present predicament caused by Tehelka.
- An Impending Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2001)
THE Indian economy is heading for a rough time.
- How Mps Have The Last Laugh (Tribune, Poonam I. Kaushish , Apr 24, 2001)
MIRROR, mirror on the wall, who is the most corrupt of them all? The mirror cracked, leaving only a mirage. Big deal.
- The Third Force Alternative (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Apr 24, 2001)
THE THIRD force in Indian politics, by definition, is the political coalition that offers an alternative to the two major political parties - the Congress(I) and the BJP.
- Worshipping The Wrong Gods? (The Economic Times, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Apr 24, 2001)
THE DECLINE in the stockmarket, driven largely by the Ketan Parekh affair and the growth warnings given by software companies, may actually be a blessing in disguise.
- The Missing Part Of Indian Stockmarket Reforms (The Economic Times, L C Gupta, Apr 24, 2001)
THE BASIC defect in our stockmarkets is the mixing of cash market with futures-type transactions (i.e., badla or forward trading).
- The Plot Quickens (Hindustan Times, Anand K.Sahay , Apr 24, 2001)
THE DEBATE on whether the country should create the position of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has not quite begun.
- Corporate War Over Will? (The Economic Times, Prabir Purkayastha, Apr 24, 2001)
CELLULAR operators have been on the warpath after basic service operators have been permitted limited mobility services using Wireless in the Local Loop.
- Child Adoption Racket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2001)
THE Andhra Pradesh government has ordered an enquiry into the child adoption racket merely to silence the critics before they go to town demanding the head of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
- The Philosophical Basis Of Religion (Times of India, Janki Chopra, Apr 24, 2001)
PHILOSOPHY is what merges all religions.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 24, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Not A Class Act (Times of India, Sanjiv Kaura, Apr 24, 2001)
NARELA is an area where people are struggling for survival, having been evicted from their unauthorised clusters in Delhi.
- Punishing Mood (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 24, 2001)
LAST WEEK, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred three companies — BPL, Videocon International and Sterlite Industries — from accessing the capital market for a limited period.
- For Neighbourly Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 24, 2001)
A SOLEMN EXPRESSION of regret by the Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, over the heinous action against India's security personnel, suspected to have been perpetrated by her country's security guards.
- Wet Wheat, Dry Fci (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2001)
HARVEST time was celebration time since time immemorial. Not any more. Man (read the bureaucrat) and nature have combined to make it a nightmare. It is unseasonal rain, and everyone blames the global warming for it.
- Forget It Like A Bad Dream (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 24, 2001)
I wish the incident had not taken place. It has somewhat marred the beautiful relationship.
- Helter Skelter For Shelter (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Apr 24, 2001)
I have a feeling that practically every city in India is being overrun by mosquitoes and house brokers — I beg your pardon — I mean “Real Estate Consultants”
- Strategies For Development - Ii (Hindu, Nirupam Bajpai and Jeffrey D. Sachs , Apr 24, 2001)
INDIA HAS achieved some success in export led-growth, but much less than many other Asian countries, notably China.
- Wicket Walsh (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2001)
Cricket is a sport replete with irony, and there can be none more delicious than the fact that a man who began his career as a containing bowler should end it as the highest wicket-taker in history.
- A Death In Delhi (Hindustan Times, Amit Sengupta, Apr 24, 2001)
IT’S BEEN a month since Vir Sanghvi wrote an Off Track called A death in Calcutta (March 22) on this page.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Apr 23, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- Defence Ministers Want Only Yes Minister! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 23, 2001)
IN a country where there is a political spectrum covering all hues, it is not surprising that every government which comes to power favours the media groups which have been supporting it.
- The Game Of Cricket That Bowls Over Taliban (Tribune, Nadeem Yaqub, Apr 23, 2001)
WHO had ever heard of a cricket tour that lasted less than a week? Afficionados of the game might be shocked at the thought that the once-leisurely game had been turned into a fast turnover — like instant noodles.
- Respect The Investor (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 23, 2001)
THE GRAND convergence plan of the media conglomerate, Zee Television Network seems to have suffered a set back.
- A U.S.- China Tug Of War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 23, 2001)
A REGIONAL `SUPERPOWER' like China seems determined to test the diplomatic patience and political maturity of the present Bush administration in Washington over the surreal saga of the latter's stranded spy plane.
- Competence Versus The Ias (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 23, 2001)
The Government's reversal last week of the decision to appoint Mr. Hardeep Puri, currently the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in London, as the Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation reflects the clout of the Indian Administrative Service.
- The Man Who Wears An Uneasy Crown (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 23, 2001)
FIFTYONE years back a chubby four-year-old-kid was crowned King of Nepal. An attendant held the jewel bedecked crown over his head as the infant monarch stood on the saluting base.
- Seniormost Bureaucrat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 23, 2001)
I had mentioned in one of my earlier columns about the trend here - the senior-most bureaucrat not necessarily becoming the next Cabinet Secretary unless he enjoys proximity with one of the two political camps running the show here at the Centre.
- Devyani Keeping A Low Profile (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Apr 23, 2001)
THOUGH at present, there is nothing new to report on the Nepal developments but yes, journalists here in the city are visibly upset by Kantipur Times Editor Yubaraj Ghimire’s arrest.
- Software Salvation (Times of India, Brooks Entwistle, Apr 23, 2001)
EARLY April was a brutal time for the India technology scene.
- The Neighbourhood (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Apr 23, 2001)
THE RECENT clash on the Bangladesh border and the heavy loss of lives have again thrown up the multi-dimensional challenge faced by India in its dealings with the neighbourhood.
- Labour Pains (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 23, 2001)
The paradox of the apathetic landslide has emerged as the big story of Britain's first millennial general election, offering a startling mismatch between public expectation and political delivery in the mother of democracies.
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